Art in Australia, No. 1, 1916
Various
Read by Phil Benson
In 1916, three prominent identities in the Sydney art world - Sydney Ure Smith, Bertram Stevens and Charles Lloyd Jones - got together to publish Australia's first art magazine. Their aim was to make the work of Australian artists know to the Australian public, and, through high quality reproductions, to give an idea of its quality to those who were unable to see the originals. All of the 102 issues of Art in Australia, published between 1916 and 1942 have now been made available, complete with illustrations, on the National Library of Australia's Trove web site. The first issue of the magazine consisted mainly of short biographical sketches of contemporary Australian artists, illustrated by examples of their work, including Arthur Streeton, Norman Lindsay, Julian Ashton, and a single female artist, Florence Rodway. - Summary by Phil Benson (0 hr 55 min)
Chapters
| Introduction | 2:46 | Read by Phil Benson |
| W. Beckwith McInnes by Ruth Sutherland | 3:34 | Read by Phil Benson |
| Julian Ashton by Charles Lloyd Jones | 2:26 | Read by Phil Benson |
| John Shirlow by Lionel Lindsay | 3:24 | Read by Phil Benson |
| Arthur Streeton by Charles Lloyd Jones | 2:20 | Read by Phil Benson |
| The Lure of Sydney by Howard Ashton | 5:28 | Read by Phil Benson |
| Norman Lindsay's Pen Drawings by Sydney Ure Smith | 4:46 | Read by Phil Benson |
| Elliott Gruner by Howard Ashton | 3:36 | Read by Phil Benson |
| A Modern Malady by Norman Lindsay | 10:23 | Read by Phil Benson |
| The Hilder Exhibition by Bertram Stevens | 3:57 | Read by Phil Benson |
| Florence Rodway by Bertram Stevens | 3:29 | Read by Phil Benson |
| Norman Carter by Bertram Stevens | 4:43 | Read by Phil Benson |
| Lionel Lindsay by Sydney Ure Smith | 4:51 | Read by Phil Benson |